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On "unauthorized" -- how would this not be public domain at this point?
by marviel 2y ago
On "unauthorized" -- how would this not be public domain at this point?
- tasuki 2y agoUnauthorized doesn't mean it isn't in the public domain. It means there was no authorization.
- marviel 2y agoCertainly -- I'm just not sure who would "authorize" it in the first place.
- wizzwizz4 2y agoCopyright doesn't apply to typefaces. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_protection_of_typefaces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_protecti...
- solardev 2y agoInterestingly, the font seems to be copyrighted because it's code...? So if you see someone's web font, can you print it out and then redigitize it into a font and bypass copyright that way...?
- wizzwizz4 2y agoAs I understand, yes: but that'll be inferior to the original, since it won't have ligatures or hinting or anything. It's a lot of work for not a lot of benefit.
- ForOldHack 2y agoCopyright applies to the NAMES as trademarks, and the exact program used to reproduce them, but not to the shapes and designs, and yes, I made a lot of changes to that article to reflect current law.
- unraveller 2y agoI meant unauthorized in the autobiographical approval sense, the original doves creator frowned upon any modern takes of his typeface, the new designer acknowledged this and let us know.